Tulip in Dallas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Tulip

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

1. Tulip Marker

Inscription. Tulip was settled in 1838 by Moses Overton. Making it the oldest community in Dallas County. Prominent settlers were Tyre H. Brown, Gen. Nathaniel G. Smith, Col. Maurice Smith and Judge Willis L. Somervell. Tulip missed being the capitol of Arkansas by a small margin

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 34° 5.107′ N, 92° 39.258′ W. Marker is in Tulip, Arkansas, in Dallas County. It is on Arkansas Route 9 north of County Road 409, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4560 AR-9, Leola AR 72084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate

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States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Arkansas Military Institute / Tulip in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Tulip School House (within shouting distance of this marker); Skirmish at Guesses Creek (approx. 4.8 miles away); Princeton, Arkansas (approx. 7.4 miles away); Officers Killed / Union Wounded (approx. 7.8 miles away); Manning, Arkansas (approx. 9.1 miles away); Red River Campaign (approx. 10.6 miles away); Jenkins Ferry / Pontoon Bridge (approx. 10.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tulip.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Headquarters / Confederate Flank Attack (was approx. 7.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Tulip. Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry (Submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Tulip Marker looking at the Tulip Community Center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

2. Tulip Marker looking at the Tulip Community Center.

View from marker looking south on Arkansas Highway 9. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

3. View from marker looking south on Arkansas Highway 9.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.